Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election, questions voting security ahead of midterms

BBC: In the half-hour speech, delivered three months before the midterm elections, he said he had declassified hundreds of intelligence files which supported his claims that Beijing had tried to sway the election in Biden’s favour.

The US intelligence community has previously concluded China did not interfere in the 2020 election…

Trump’s fiery China allegations may threaten superpower truce

“The Chinese government wanted (the) U.S. president to lose the next election, and the reason they wanted me to lose ​is because they knew I was wise to them,” he said.

Those comments, delivered in a rare prime-time address, marked a sharp departure from Trump’s more respectful recent comments towards Beijing, which Washington regards ​as its biggest international rival.

…The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the impact of the speech on U.S.-China ties…

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